to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
several times (as large, over)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
presumption; assumption; estimation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to be spared from being fired; to avoid getting the chop
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
iron-barred window; prison; jail
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
older brother and older sister
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
great success; huge success
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
sycophancy; toadying; apple-polishing; sesame seed grinding
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned